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Sixth quarterly
Accession watch report

“ABOUT THE LESS LESS
POSITIVE THINGS”

July, 2010

“ABOUT THE LESS LESS POSITIVE THINGS” Sixth quarterly Accession watch report

Publisher:

Foundation Open Society Institute - Macedonia

For the publisher:

Vladimir Milcin, Executive Director

Prepared by:

Macedonian Center for European Training and Foundation Open Society Institute - Macedonia

Proof reading and Translation in to English:

Abacus

Design & Layout:

Brigada design, Skopje

Print:

Propoint

Circulation:

750

CIP – Katalogizacija vo publikacija Nacionalna i univerzitetska biblioteka ,,Sv. Kliment Ohridski”, Skopje

341.171.071.51(4-672EU:497.7)“2009/10“

ZA pomalku pomalku pozitivnite raboti : {esti izve{taj od sledeweto na procesot na pristapuvawe na Makedonija vo EU. - Skopje: Fondacija Institut otvoreno op{testvo - Makedonija, 2010.- 90, 86 str. ; 18x24 sm

Nasl.str. na pripe~atenoiot tekst : Abouth the less positive things. - Obata teksta me|usebno pe~ateni vo sprotivni nasoki. - Tekst na mak. i angl. jazik

ISBN 978-608-218-070-0

a) Makedonija - Za~lenuvawe - Evropska Unija - 2009-2010

COBISS.MK.ID 84505610

CONTENT

2.7. Judiciary, Independence and Budget 2.8. Administration Court Track Record 2.9. The Government and the
Constitutional Court Wrestling
2.10. Conclusions and Recommendations
32 33

I. WHERE ARE WE IN JULY 2010?

1. THE GOVERNMENT IN A DIFFERENT UNIVERSE 2. READING COMPREHENSION

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12 14 16 18

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34 34
3. REVIEW STILL IN THE DRAWER 4. MEDIA ENCAGED BY TOTALITARIANISM 5. THE VOICE OF CITIZENS

  • 3. DIRE PRISONS
  • 35

35 36 37 39
6. METHODOLOGY
3.1. Res, non verba!

3.2. Macedonia in Wonderland 3.3. Virtual Investments 3.4. Conclusions and Recommendations

  • II. ANALYSIS
  • 19

20 20 21 22 23 24
1. POLITICAL DIALOGUE HITS ROCK BOTTOM!
1.1. Clashes Become Practice

  • 4. ODYSSEY 2010 CONTINUES
  • 40

40 41 42
1.2 Veljanovski – Government’s puppet? 1.3. Opposition – Wrongdoer on Call 1.4. The boycott continues 1.5. Parliamentary Committees in Action 1.6. Parliament – the Biggest
4.1. VMRO-DPMNE’s Democratic Dictatorship 4.2. Might Over Right 4.3. Conclusions and Recommendations
5. IS THERE POLITICAL WILL TO FIGHT CORRUPTION?
5.1. Long Way to Go
42 43 44 46 47 47
Non-governmental Organisation
1.7. Conclusions and Recommendations
25 27
5.2. Chain of Responsibility 5.3. Public Pressure Always Pays Off 5.4. How Are Political Parties Financed? 5.5. Conclusions and Recommendations

  • 2. POPULISM IN THE JUDICIARY
  • 28

28 29 30 30 31 31..
2.1. Constitutional Amendments a bluff 2.2. Appointments and Dismissals – Mainly Partisan 2.3. Judge, Jury and Executor 2.4. Where are the Academy Candidates? 2.5. Judiciary, Independence and Budget 2.6. Court Administration Remains Utopia
6. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION – PLACE FOR SMARTALIKES
6.1. Consolidated, Yet Not Clear
48 49 50 52 55
6.2. Law on Civil Servants – Stick Rather than Carrot 6.3. New Budget adjustment, Old Story 6.4. Disconcerted Government
6.5. Non-assessible Civil Servants 6.6. Where are the Projects? 6.7. Conclusions and Recommendations
59 59 60
7. PUBLIC ENTERPRISES - PUBLIC PETS
7.1. Managers Come and Go
61 62 63 65 66 67 68
7.2. Political Parties Responsible for the Demise of PE 7.3. Conflict of Interest - Party breaker 7.4. Transparency in the Macedonian Way 7.5. Public Enterprises and European Integration 7.6. Conclusions and Recommendations

  • 8. PRAISE OF FOLLY
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8.1. Where Are the Employed? 8.2. Less Funds for Employment 8.3. Laconic Government 8.4. People and Deeds
71 71 73 74
8.5. Dirty Dozen Unit 8.6. Conclusions and Recommendations

76...

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  • III. CONCLUSIONS
  • 80

  • 1. ODD SURVEY
  • 81

2. WHAT CAN BE DONE BY NOVEMBER
2.1. Successful Review 2010
83 83

  • 84
  • 2.2. Unsuccessful Review 2010

...I...

n October 2009, the Republic of Macedonia obtained a recommendation for opening accession negotiations from the European Commission (hereinafter: EC), but the actual date for the negotiations was not set by the Swedish Presidency, whereby

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the issue was transferred to the agenda of the next Presidency1. The reason is clear: the name dispute with the Republic of Greece remains unresolved. The Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, openly stressed

that “the responsibility for resolving bilateral issues primarily lies with the parties involved. You cannot wait for the world to resolve your bilateral issue…. We cannot impose solutions! We cannot do that, nor do we want to do that”.2

WHERE ARE WE IN JULY 2010?

1

The Council notes that the Commission recommends the opening of accession negotiations with the Republic of Macedonia and will return to the matter during

the next Presidency, Council conclusions on enlargement – General Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, 7-8 December 2009; www.se2009.eu/polopoly_fs/1.27005!menu/ standard/file/111830.pdf

2

Prime-time news programme, Alsat, MTV 1, Alfa, from 22nd June 2009.

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  • In the course of the Spanish Presidency, Macedonia was again
  • In this reporting period, other events relevant for Macedonia’s

side-tracked and the date to start accession negotiations was not European agenda also took place. Notably, the celebration of 9th May set, although the Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos - “Europe Day”, the meeting of high representatives from EU Memberencouraged that “the Spanish Presidency is committed to set the date  States, the Western Balkans, Russia, USA and Turkey in Sarajevo on 2nd for opening accession negotiations with your country”3 during his visit to June, the meeting of the Stabilization and Association Committee in Skopje. However, Macedonia was again off the agenda of the European Skopje on 4th June and the meeting of the Stabilization and Association Council in Luxemburg, apparently “because Macedonia and Greece have  Council in Brussels on 27th July.

never been closer to a final solution for the name dispute as they are in this
The document titled “Review to the Accession Partnership”6, which

period”4, as explained by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dimitris was submitted to the Government on 5th February and contains the
Droutsas. Thus, it was considered better to postpone the discussion indicators against which EC will monitor the progress in 2010, is still concerning the date for accession negotiations for Macedonia. Such not on the Parliament agenda, nor was it discussed by the Committee statements were complemented by the European Commissioner for for European Issues or the National Council for European Integration
Enlargement, Stefan Fule, who readily announced that Macedonia will withintheParliament. ThepresentQuarterlyAccessionWatchReportwill not need to wait for the next European Council in December, but a date analyse Macedonia’s progress against the above given developments. can be granted by the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, together

with Iceland, on the meeting scheduled for 27th July, provided the

1. THE GOVERNMENT IN A DIFFERENT

name dispute is solved. Unfortunately, the Council meeting went by,

UNIVERSE

Iceland received a date for accession negotiations, while the name dispute remains unresolved and no solution seems to be seen on the horizon. The Conclusions from the Spanish Presidency, in the section on enlargement, do not even mention Macedonia and only refer to the

following: “significant progress has been made in the negotiations with Croatia with the closing of three chapters and the opening of five. A chapter with Turkey has also been opened, and the negotiation process of the Stabilization and Association Agreement with Serbia has been unblocked“5.

Belgium took over the Presidency with the European Union on 1st
July 2010. Once the consultations with civil society were completed in February 2010, the Belgian Secretary of State for European Affairs, Olivier Chastelain, announced the six priorities proposed for the Belgian Presidency aligned with the joint programme of the EU Presidency Trio Spain-Belgium-Hungary7, those being: 1) implementation of the Lisbon Treaty; 2) promotion of EU 2020 Strategy, which defines European policies for the next decade; 3) international negotiations on climate change and energy; 4) implementation of the Stockholm Programme in

3

Prime-time news programme, Kanal 5, 20th April 2010.

  • 4
  • 6

  • Prime-time news programme, A1, 15th June 2010.
  • For more details on the document see the Fifth Quarterly Accession Watch Report

“Who Needs a Parliament?”, April 2010, pg. 9.

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http://www.eu2010.es/en/transcripcion.html?video=/en/documentosynoticias/ galeria_multimedia/videos/videoDirecto/videoDefecto.html

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http://eutrio.es/export/sites/trio/comun/descarga/PROGRAMA_TRxO_EN.pdf

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Where are we in july 2010?

the field of justice, asylum and immigration; 5) continuation of the EU “super-delegations” were first renamed from EC Delegations into EU Enlargement Policy; and 6) preparations for the 2011 Budget and the Delegations to reflect the fact that they have greater political power.

  • medium-term review of the financial perspective.
  • They will assume the roles previously held by the Member-States during

the 6-month presidency and will coordinate the work of the MemberStates’ bilateral missions.
The final version of the Belgian Presidency Programme reorganized the priorities into 5 components: 1) social and economic component

  • (redefining sustainable development and competitiveness); 2) social
  • Eight from these super-delegations will be located in Europe, those

component (promotion of social cohesion, with higher standards, being in: Macedonia, Serbia, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine, Armenia, better social services, fight against poverty and social exclusion, Georgia and Moldova. Twelve will be located in Asia and in the Pacific, better health and old age and fight against violence against women); and the remaining will be in Africa. The selection of the super3) environment (transition towards green economy); 4) the Stockholm delegations was made by the new Head of External Relations, Catherine Programme (consolidation and completion of the European Area of Ashton, in consultation with EU Member-States. Freedom, Security and Justice); and 5) external relations (establishment
The importance of the EU 2020 Strategy was discussed in the of the European External Action Service (EEAS), further enlargement, previous Quarterly Accession Watch Report9. What is new in this
Doha Round and regional trade agreements, protection and promotion reporting period is the fact that the European Council from 17th June of human rights, EU Summit with Africa).
2010 set the targets to be achieved by the new strategy10.

Subsequently, the fifth priority of the Belgian Presidency will
These two most important decisions taken by the EU should be address other, more important issues than Western Balkan enlargement. properly reflected in the Macedonian national strategy, in particular in
Apart from the inevitable Country Progress Reports accompanied with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (hereinafter: MFA) and the Secretariat the EC Enlargement Strategy published every November – the EU will for European Affairs (hereinafter: SEA). More distressing is the fact pay greater attention to the establishment of the European External that these policies were not adopted over night, but went through
Action Service (hereinafter: EEAS)8, which is important for Macedonia a long consultation process with Member-States, and the civil

society across EU. Regretfully, the Macedonian Government acts as if as well.
Notably, 54 out of the 136 EC Delegations worldwide will be these developments are not important and as if they were adopted transformed into missions with the status of embassies authorized yesterday and would have no impact on the country’s future accession. to speak on behalf of EU as a whole. As of 1st January 2010, these

9

See Fifth Quarterly Accession Watch Report “Who Needs a Parliament?”, April 2010, pg. 8 and 9.

8

For more information see the document of the Finnish Institute for International

Affairs, Rewriting the Ground Rules of European Diplomacy, 31 March 2010.

10 http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020/pdf/council_conclusion_17_june_en.pdf

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Nevertheless, that doesn’t stop the Government from constantly dominant are the positive comments and assessments on the work done

reminding the general public that European integration is its most and less are the less positive notes”13. This “state-of-art” statement was

  • important strategic priority.
  • taken as the leitmotif for the present Accession Watch Report.

  • From this perspective, the Government’s statements that the
  • Since the Government accepted the remarks from Brussels as

European reforms will be implemented even without a date for opening objective, we would like to address the contents of both press releases accession negotiations because of the name dispute with Greece are (issued by the SA Committee and the SA Council). The manner in which highly unlikely, since the Government has demonstrated (as many times EU documents should be read and reasons thereof were addressed in before) that it lives and plans in its own micro-universe, while its our First Quarterly Accession Watch Report14. Here, we would just like

  • macro level is dominated by monuments and baroque-style buildings.
  • to stress the fact that in its criticism EU uses “diplomatic” vocabulary

since the reports are also intended for the EU citizens.

2. READING COMPREHENSION

The analysis of EU documents, including the annual Progress Reports, reveals that the EC uses neutral phrases, as it expects the governments to recognize criticism without “scaring” EU citizens (and MemberStates) on the possible future membership of that, still unprepared country. The key to the right interpretation of these phrases lies in the verbs used.
Intheperiodmonitored,theStabilizationandAssociationCommittee
(hereinafter: SA Committee)11 took place in Skopje, 4th June 2010, and the Stabilization and Association Council (hereinafter: SA Council)12 in Brussels, 27th July 2010. Both events were covered by the media, and, yet again, the statements of the government and the opposition were completely opposite. While the opposition criticized, the government praised and rejoiced the fact that Brussels “reprimanded” the opposition as well. Nevertheless, following the SA Council meeting, the Prime Minister Gruevski gave “the most dramatic” statements of

all - “Obviously, yesterday the Republic of Macedonia received numerous positive remarks, many positive opinions and less less positive ones, thus

Notably, in all its documents EC uses “positive” and “negative” verbs.
Not to get lost in translation, the present analysis provides the verbs used in EC documents in their source language (English). The most

frequently used positive verbs are: welcomed, noted, acknowledged,

encouraged, etc. The negative verbs, or in the words of Prime Minister Gruevski, “the less positive verbs” used are: urged, stressed, reiterated,

reminded and recalled, underlined, underscored, pointed out, step up,

etc. Even the Macedonian translation of these verbs also implies their negative context.

11

The Stabilization and Association Committee is a joint body comprised of representatives from the Republic of Macedonia, the EC and EU Member-States, and its main task is to consider the implementation of the Stabilization and Association Agreement.

13

http://www.a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=125811

12

The Stabilization and Association Council is regulated by Article 108 of the Stabilization

14

and Association Agreement concluded between the Republic of Macedonia and the European Communities, and the Member-States, 2001.
See the First Quarterly Accession Watch Report “The Government Should Work 24/7 on the EU Agenda”, April 2009, pg. 12

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Not, let’s read the remarks contained in the press release15 disseminated by the Stabilization and Association Committee from 4th June and published by SEA.

(Encouraged) to continue

with implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement

(Welcomed) NPAA

revision

Stabilization and Association Committee

(Acknowledged) IPA –

introduction of sectoral approach

(Noted) good progress

in innovation and

  • Positive remarks
  • Negative remarks

(Welcomed) the efforts

in addressing the OSCE/ ODIHR recommendations

(Welcomes) the adoption (Further measures) to adopt the

of the Law on Parliament

(Efforts to) finalise and adopt the

amendments the Electoral Code and revise the Voter’s List

information society
Parliament Rulebook

(Welcomed) progress in

legislative alignment in respect to agriculture and fisheries

(Welcomed) adoption of

secondary legislation in the Police reforms

(Noted) in the field of

anti-corruption policy – the adoption of the new Criminal Code

(Reminded) on the need to have

sufficient financial and human resources

(Enhanced cooperation) between law

enforcement agencies to secure track record of proper enforcement

(Urged) to monitor closely the

economic developments

(Stressed) the importance of pursuing

a prudent fiscal policy

(Welcomed) the
(Acknowledged) progress

made in legislative alignment in regard to environment establishment of the High Level Committee on PAR chaired by the Prime Minister and the Special Group on PA with a view to addressing the outstanding issues

(Further efforts) to ensure effective

implementation

(Continuation of efforts) in the

field of organized crime (integrated intelligence system)

(Acknowledged) the

lifting of the visa regime

(Noted) company law

and action plan

(Pointed out) thorough analysis

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Press release is available at http://www.delmkd.ec.europa.eu/en/information_sour- ces/press_releasses_2010/2010-06-04.htm

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(Reiterated) need for continuous

efforts to enforce the IPR

(Recalling) the commitments from

SAA (Urged) enforcement of the adopted legislation on road transport safety

(Underlined) the importance to solve

the open issues under the Energy Community Treaty

(Stressed) consultations for law

enactment

Stabilization and Association Council
Positive remarks Negative remarks

(Noted) visa liberalization (Continuation of efforts) against

organized crime (integrated

(Noted) intellectual

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    deScripto No 10 18.06.2007 9:43 Uhr Seite 1 A Journal of Media in South East Europe No 02.2007 € 15,- DOSSIER Public Broadcasting COUNTRY FOCUS Macedonia Republic of Macedonia / Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia www.deScripto.info published by the South East Europe Media Organisation - SEEMO deScripto No 10 18.06.2007 9:43 Uhr Seite 2 EDITORIAL Letter from Editor-in-Chief Dear Readers, The process of development from state ruled electronic a (national) community. These expectations demand pro- media to public broadcasting in the South East European duction of programmes, to a certain extent, within nation- countries is an interesting field to be reflected. Since in al conditions of interest, of money, and of cooperation with most of the countries the hardware factors have been estab- other national media institutions (e.g. film production lished but the software factors now need to be developed. companies etc.) – if they exist. Next to that criterion there Software factors are cultural conditions of mind, of con- is another one: quality. National orientation and quality sciousness and of socially built opinion. Public broadcast- orientation are criteria that make public broadcasting ing is first a public service to the audience and for that the increasingly difficult. Everywhere in Europe the decline of institutions receive the money from the audience. But an public broadcasting programming is going on. The situa- audience that just gives money and yet does not understand tion for all the PB stations in the SEE countries is not easy what public service broadcasting stands for, will always be at all.
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    Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Page 1 of 19

    Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Page 1 of 19 Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2003 Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor February 25, 2004 Macedonia is a parliamentary democracy with multiethnic party representation and a popularly elected president. From February to July of 2001, the country experienced an insurgency conducted by Kosovar and indigenous ethnic Albanians; NATO successfully facilitated a ceasefire in July 2001, and in August 2001, domestic political parties signed the Framework Agreement (FWA) with international facilitation. By year's end, Parliament had completed nearly all FWA-mandated legislative actions (including amendment of the Constitution), which provided for enhanced minority civil rights and devolution of power to local governments. In parliamentary elections held in September 2002, which were deemed generally free and fair, opposition parties, including an ethnic Albanian party primarily formed by former insurgents, won a majority of seats. The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM), Liberal Democratic Party of Macedonia (LDP), and Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) constituted an ethnically mixed government led by Prime Minister Branko Crvenkovski. The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary; however, corruption and political influence at times limited its ability to function efficiently. While civilian authorities generally maintained effective control of security forces, there were some instances in which elements of the security forces acted independently of government authority. The Ministry of Interior (MOI), which oversees the uniformed police, the non-uniformed police, the police reservists, and the internal intelligence service, is under the control of a civilian minister; a parliamentary commission oversees operations.
  • Broadcasting Council of Republic of Macedonia

    Broadcasting Council of Republic of Macedonia

    Subcommittee on Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy 27- 28.02.2011 BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA BROADCASTING COUNCIL Subcommittee on Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy 27- 28.02.2011 BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA BC published the Analysis of the Broadcasting Market for 2010 Key findings: Subcommittee on Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy 27- 28.02.2011 BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Television industry: 78 television stations • MRT – Public Broadcasting Service • 77 commercial stations, including: - 5 nationwide through terrestrial transmitter (one of them no longer broadcast television program) - 13 satellite (of which 10 broadcast programs) - 49 at the local level Subcommittee on Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy 27- 28.02.2011 BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Key findings from the operation of TV stations in 2010 Revenues: - Total revenues for all TV stations (excluding A1) – 27 mio. EUR Expenditures: - Total spending on television at the state level - 13.79 mio. EUR - Most of the expendetures have been spent on programming production. - Best financial results have been achieved by Sitel TV. - Three satellite TV’s reported financial gains. Subcommittee on Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy 27- 28.02.2011 BROADCASTING COUNCIL OF REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Financial activities of the PBS MRT Revenue sources: Incomes within the last three years (in mio EUR) 600,00 8,76 500,00 400,00 5,90 300,00 4,54 200,00
  • But in Macedonia!

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    No statiscal data about how many are working abroad Population Average Salary Unemployment 2.1 Million 400 Euro 26 % 2014 GDP Total 2014 GDP Rank GDP Growth 11.3 Billion 130th 3.8 % The economy is strongly influenced by the political crisis Driven by public infrastructural projects and foreign investment, growth is likely to top 3% in the coming years, but joblessness and poverty remain major problems. Market Research • Audience and Brand research Media Market Research Official monitoring available only for TV and Print TV PRINT RADIO INTERNET Ratings + Ratings + Ratings Web audience Monitoring Monitoring measurement 440 CATI, sample - CATI, sample information households 250 individuals 180 - 190 obtained through daily individuals cookies attached daily Gemius Explorer & Arianna Gemius Audience Nielsen Analitika Media Puls Media insight 2015 OOH TV Total 2014 net-net 6 Mil. media, approx.: 28 Mil. Print & Magazines 6 Mil. million Internet 47 4 Mil. Radio 3 Mil. Annual Change | 2013-2014 TV 3% Outdoor 0% Radio 0% -4% Print Online 5% Source: Nielsen In 2014 television was the most important medium for informing the Macedonian audience. 82.7% of respondents said that they were informed about domestic and foreign events via TV. Only 1.3% of the population has never used TV as source of information. Internet is the second choice the Macedonian citizen uses as source of information, with 41.4% using it every day or almost every day. 88.20% 82.60% 79.60% 70.90% 69.20% 59.30% 59.60% Primary 41.60% Secondary 24.70% High 15.80% 14.60% Post Grad.